31.   The sanctions are due to be lifted when Iraq allows UN weapons inspectors to return and certify that it is free of weapons of mass destruction.

32.   The United States sought Russian and French diplomatic involvement to get Saddam to reverse course and enable the weapons inspectors to return without hindrance.

33.   Whether the Bush administration wants weapons inspectors to return is another question.

34.   President George W. Bush has demanded that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein allow the inspectors to return.

35.   A party leader, however, said Thursday that even if the inspectors return they will be turned back as the party building is a private property.

36.   After the strikes, Iraq said it will now allow the inspectors to return to its soil.

37.   All inspectors returned Friday after Russia intervened and persuaded Saddam to take them back.

38.   After the airstrikes began, Iraq said it would never allow the inspectors to return.

39.   After the airstrikes, Baghdad announced it would not allow the inspectors to return.

40.   Another six inspectors returned to Baghdad from the Gulf state of Bahrain on Wednesday.